The Goa Book Fair, featuring a vibrant Children’s Literature Festival, is a celebration of stories for all ages. Scheduled to take place at Ravindra Bhavan, Margao from February 27th to March 3rd, 2025, this unique event, the only one of its kind in Goa, invites you to explore a vast selection of books for all ages and tastes. From captivating children’s stories and thrilling fiction to insightful non-fiction and the latest bestsellers, brought to you by publishers and booksellers from across India, this is a literary feast for every mind.

Discover a world of words, engage with renowned authors, participate in interactive workshops, and enjoy lively cultural performances. The festival provides a platform for talented Goan authors, illustrators, and storytellers to showcase their work, while fostering a strong community of book lovers.

The Goa Book Fair & Children’s Literature Festival is conceptualised and curated by The Dogears Bookshop, a unit of CinnamonTeal Design and Publishing, in line with its mission to make books available to all kinds of readers. Join us in celebrating the power of stories and enriching the literary landscape of Goa.

The Festival Co-Founders

Leonard J Fernandes co-founded dogearsetc.com(now thedogearsbookshop.com), an online bookstore for used books in 2006 and CinnamonTeal Publishing a year later, thus pioneering the business of providing publishing services to authors and trade publishers in India. Leonard has completed his B.E. (Mechanical) from the Goa Engineering College and his MBA from the Ohio State University. Leonard has previously worked for Tata Infotech Solutions and has had stints at Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (Cincinnati), CarrefourSA (Istanbul), and at Bank One, later JP MorganChase,(Columbus). In 2010, he was awarded the Young Creative Entrepreneur (Publisher) Award by the British Council.

Queenie Rodrigues Fernandes, qualified with a Masters degree in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, is co-founder of Dogears Print Media Pvt. Ltd, an online bookstore, and of CinnamonTeal Publishing, its publishing arm. Queenie overseas the day-to-day operations of the company which provides publishing services that include e-book development and distribution, digitization and archival. Prior to that, she worked on several research projects for various organisations such as Maharashtra Industrial and Technical Consultants Limited (Mitcon), Pune, and Gokhale Institute Of Politics And Economics, Pune; and has worked on the India-Irrigation Impact Study Project of the International Water Management Institute (IWMI), Colombo, Sri Lanka.